Ear
Shooting pain over right ear, in afternoon (seventh day). Dull of hearing at all times, but more so to-day (fourth day). Annoyed by rushing noise in right ear, lasting from ten to fifteen minutes, and resembling the escaping of steam from an engine just starting, and synchronous with the pulsation of the temporal artery (have been troubled with it before, but not lately), at 9.40 P.M. (thirty-seventh day).
Nose
Objective. Right side of nose and lower bridge a little red; large pimple on side of nose not so sore, and a little indurated (fifth day). Both nostrils inflamed, and indurations in both (fiftieth day). Nasal mucus membrane thickened, and the nasal passages somewhat obstructed (eleventh day). Thickening of nasal mucous membrane; can inhale air, but finds it difficult to exhale (eleventh day); nasal cavities feel as if stuffed, but air can be drawn freely through the nose (fifteenth day). Frequent paroxysms of sneezing through the day (fifth day). Through the day considerable sneezing (twelfth day); sneezing (fourteenth day); sneezing brought on by an inspiration of cool air on moving about during morning, accompanied by a free watery or semi-mucous discharge; sneezing renewed every time he went into cool air, or took a fresh inspiration of cool air (fifteenth day). Watery discharge from nose (seventh day); catarrhal discharge from nose, less in afternoon (ninth day); thin watery discharge from nose (tenth day); some discharge from nose (twelfth day). Free watery discharge from nostrils (twelfth day); all afternoon and evening (thirteenth day); rather copious watery or semi mucous discharge all day (fourteenth day); discharge free till midnight, and since that time has been gradually diminishing (fifteenth day). Nose commenced discharging a clear watery substance after rising in morning; discharge from nose so profuse at to require the almost constant use of the handkerchief (sixth day); discharge from nose very profuse and watery (seventh day); discharge whitish, and becoming thick (eighth day); discharge from nose tough and yellowish (ninth day). From left nostril a watery, non-irritating discharge, in morning on rising, continuing till 10 A.M., becoming much less after that hour (fourteenth day); at times through the day, considerable discharge from nostrils, quite fluid from the left, and more gluey from the right nostril, with considerable chafing from frequent use of handkerchief (fifteenth day); nose discharging (sixteenth and seventeenth days); profuse discharge of a watery mucus from nose (eighteenth and twentieth days); both nostrils commenced discharging freely, at 9 A.M. (twenty-second day); all day a free discharge of yellowish mucus from both nasal cavities (twenty-third and twenty-fourth days); at times a watery mucus discharge from both nostrils, and most free from the left (thirty-sixth day). Some indications of exudation from nasal mucous membrane setting in (eleventh day); slight discharge of mucus for both nasal cavities (twelfth day); moderate discharge of a tenacious whitish mucus from nasal cavities (thirteenth day); still a little watery discharge from nostrils (twenty-fourth day). Slight catarrhal discharge from nose, at 10.20 A.M. (fourth day); slight fluent coryza, with sneezing, at 9.20 A.M. (fifth day); slight fluent coryza (thirty- sixth day); discharge of a thick yellowish substance from nose, at 9.35 A.M. (forty-fifth day). Fluent coryza in evening (fifth day). Nosebleed twice in succession, in evening (after third dose, seventh day). Subjective. Stopping up of nose (seventh, eleventh, and twelfth days); in morning (twenty-first day). Stopped up on right side and dry (thirty-ninth day). Right side of nose stopped or stuffed up, and blowing of a thick yellowish mucus from it (twelfth day). Right nostril stopped up (fifth day); nose stopped up; must keep mouth open to breath through night (sixth day). Nasal cavities stopped up, on rising in morning (fourteenth day); nose obstructed almost completely on waking, but during the day it was about the same as yesterday in that respect (fifteenth day); nasal cavities very much obstructed in morning on waking, but free through the day (twentieth day); nasal cavities stuffed up in morning on waking and remained so till 9 A.M. (twenty second day); nose entirely stopped up on waking (twenty-third day). After recommencing the taking of the drug, the nose dry (fifth and seventh days). Nostrils dry, and some thickening of the lining membrane (twelfth day). Pain at root of nose (thirty-ninth day). Dull aching at root of nose (fourth day); constant aching pain at root of nose (sixth day); severe aching at root of nose (seventh day); aching at root of nose (eighth day). Nostrils quite tender when touched, at 11.30 A.M.; not as painful, at 9.30 P.M. (fifty-first day); nostrils less painful, but still indurated and sore, at 9.30 P.M. (fifty- third day). Smell. Sense of smell defective since nose began to show symptoms from the taking of the drug (twenty-third day). Loss of smell (fourteenth day).
Face
Objective. The complexion a little red or purplish (ninth day); natural (twenty-second day). Face flushed and hot (third day). Face a little flushed (eighth day); took none of the drug for twenty days, and on the seventh day after recommencing it, face again flushed. Entire face swollen, orbital region more than any other part, in morning on waking (twelfth day); bloating of face, seen while taking drug, gone (twenty-fourth day). Face feels puffed up and hot (fifth day). Malar bones feel large, as if swollen (seventh day). Corners of mouth indurated and painful, the right worst, at 11.30 A.M. (fifty-first day); corners of mouth still fissured, the right worst, at 9.30 P.M. (fifty-third day). Muscles of mastication feel stiff, and motion of jaw is painful (seventh day).
Mouth
Teeth. Teeth and gums tender (twenty-second day).
Tongue
Tongue rather furry, but of natural color (twenty-ninth day). Tongue slightly coated (third day). Tongue coated whitish-yellow (twenty-second day). Slightly yellowish coating on tongue (forty- sixth day). Tongue coated with a with a thin yellowish-white fur (fourth and fifth days); nearly natural in color, and but slightly furred (eighth and tenth days); rather cleaner (twelfth and thirteenth days); rather whitish and downy, with slightly metallic taste after taking a drink of water (fourteenth day); slightly furred (fifteenth and sixteenth days); moderately heavy whitish coat uniformly spread over tongue on getting up in morning (eighteenth day). Tongue slightly coated grayish-white, in morning (second day); slightly coated white, with a rough feeling (thirty-ninth day); coated with a grayish white mucus (fortieth day). Whitish fur on tongue, most dense near the base, and on getting out of bed (eighteenth day). Slight whitish coating on tongue (twelfth day); tongue coated yellowish-white (thirteenth day). Light whitish fur on tongue (fourth day); tongue deep red, considerably corrugated, and somewhat furred (eighth day); tongue not so red, still somewhat corrugated, and the papillae standing up plainly on posterior part (ninth day); on waking, tongue moderately furred, but no very pleasant taste in mouth (eleventh day); on waking, tongue somewhat furred back, and the papillae on posterior part prominent and large, and the anterior part fissured (fourteenth day); tongue cracked, red, and uneven, and slightly furred (nineteenth day). Tongue clean (second day); thin whitish fur over middle of tongue from tip to base, leaving a small well defined space on each side clear and of natural color (fourth day); tongue a little corrugated, and posterior part covered with a whitish- yellow coating, becoming lighter and nearer the tip (seventh day); slightly furred, supposed to be inflamed to some extent (case of tobacco), (eighth day); thin whitish coating over most of surface, edges and tip free (thirteenth day). Tongue large, moist, and fissured (tenth day); flabby and fissured (twelfth day); large, soft, and deeply fissured (fourteenth day); furred, whitish, more on back part (forty-third day). Small blister on right side near base of tongue (thirty- seventh day). Tongue feels dry, as if burnt; liquids do not remove the sensation (third day). General Mouth. Ulcer in mouth, very sore (third day). Mouth gets watery, and I think that I am going to vomit (fiftieth day). Taste. Insipid taste (fortieth day). Clammy taste in mouth (eighteenth day). Pasty taste in mouth (third day). Bitter taste in mouth (thirteenth and fiftieth days); at 9.35 A.M. (forty-sixth day). Sour taste in mouth, at 9.30 A.M. (forty-third day).
Throat
Objective. Throat purple-red, rough, and pitted in places, and studded with little patches or points filled with mucus (twenty- first day). Throat somewhat red; color deepest within fauces, less on soft palate, and entirely lost on the arch; the part within the pharynx, so far as can be seen, are redder than natural, but not complained of as being sore on swallowing (eleventh day); throat- purplish-red, and looks raw, but no soreness on swallowing (twelfth day); pharynx and pillars of fauces are red, and their structures thickened and angry looking, but not sore on swallowing (thirteenth day). A quantity of tough yellowish mucus occupying the posterior nares and upper part of pharynx (twenty-third day). Considerable yellowish, rather consistent mucus drawn by inspiration and hawking from posterior nares (eleventh and twelfth days); but little discharge anteriorly through nares, but the usual amount of hawking and clearing of throat and posterior nares during early part of day (thirteenth day); can draw air freely through nostrils, but there is a feeling in posterior nares as if obstructed, preventing easy and clear articulation (seventeenth day). Hawking up of grayish, viscid, tenacious mucus, with rough feeling in throat (third day); roughness of throat; a tenacious white mucus causes considerable hawking to free the throat, in afternoon (twenty- sixth day). Hawking this morning, for some days past, but less this afternoon (fifteenth day); hawking continues; the mucus hawked up is tougher, a little more yellow, and the hawking a good deal oftener (seventeenth and eighteenth days); hawking very troublesome all day, but worst in morning (twentieth day); hawking and clearing of throat continues till 10 or 11 A.M.; a very tenacious whitish-yellow mucus is brought away by hawking (twenty-fifth day); hawking continues; it was formerly troublesome in morning, but is now troublesome all day (twenty ninth day). Subjective. Disposition to hawk frequently and clear the throat of a tenacious starchy-looking mucus (twelfth and thirteenth days). Disposition to hawk and draw from the posterior nares and throat a thick semi-solid whitish mucus, continuing through the day, but most annoying on lying down to sleep (twelfth day); hawking a great deal (sixteenth day); hawking worse in open air (eighteenth day); frequent hawking and clearing of the throat (twenty-fourth day); disposition to hawk and clear the throat of the same tenacious mucus (thirty-sixth day). Throat dry, and when dry, cough most troublesome (nineteenth day); throat dry, and a lot of stiff tenacious mucus lodged in upper part of pharynx, which on trying to dislodge, caused gagging; during day throat dry, sore, and empty; deglutition painful (twenty-second day); dryness of the throat only occasionally felt (thirty-sixth day). Constrictive sensation in throat, below larynx, all evening (second day); constricted, choking feeling still in throat (third day); great constriction in throat, in afternoon (fifth day); same constricted feeling in throat, at 9 P.M. (seventh day); moderate feeling of constriction in region of thyroid cartilage, as if pressed between thumb and finger (thirty-sixth day). Scraping and raw tickling sensation in throat (twenty- seventh day). Smarting in posterior nares, in afternoon (twenty-sixth day). Throat rough (twelfth day); throat rough, and clogged up with much mucus, difficult to dislodge, and of a dark- slate color (forty-ninth day). Uvula and Tonsils. Tonsils, uvula, and soft part of palate red, thickened, and sore looking, without special pain on swallowing (nineteenth day). Tonsils, fauces, and pharynx are a purplish-red, so far as can be seen, and oedematous, and in places covered with a tough, whitish, viscid mucus (twenty-second day). Tonsils, uvula, and as far as can be seen of the pharynx, are thickened, irregular on the surface, swollen, and a purplish- red, with an abundance of yellowish or yellowish-gray mucus; most of the soft part of the palate is thickened, and presents to a degree the same appearance as the fauces; color deepest on inner edges of tonsils and uvula, and pales more the farther from that point till lost well up on the arch (eighteenth day); throat not so dark and rough in appearance (twentieth day); pillars of fauces, uvula and surface of pharynx, so far as can be seen, are still a little thickened and of a pale-red color, and some mucus is seen in places adherent to the surface of the pharynx (twenty- fifth day); fauces and soft part of palate and pharynx, so far as can be seen, are of a pale-red color, and the vessels are full, and the parts just named oedematous (twenty-ninth day). Fauces, Pharynx, and Oesophagus. Fauces and pharynx look red and glassy (seventeenth day). Dry, stiff feeling in fauces and pharynx on waking (twenty- fifth day); throat feels dry and stiff (twenty-ninth day). Fauces and pharynx dry (twenty-third day); on waking in morning (twenty- second day). Sensations of dryness all day in fauces and pharynx (seventeenth day); fauces and pharynx day, on waking in morning (twenty-second day). Pharynx somewhat dry (twelfth day). Constrictive, burning feeling in oesophagus (second day). Swallowing. Deglutition painful (twenty-second day); throat painful on empty deglutition all day, but no soreness on swallowing food or drink (twenty-third day). External Throat. Stiffness and tenderness in upper part of sternocleido mastoid muscle, at 11.45 A.M. (fourteenth day). Pain all afternoon in right side of neck, at bifurcation of common carotid artery, felt when moving the head in any direction, or when pressing the point named, but not noticed when swallowing, at 5.10 P.M. (forty-first day).
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.